Chapter IV: Drawing Class Drama
A/N: I own nothing!This edited version was uploaded on 1/27/2013
For the rest of lunch the girls spent their time getting to know each other. After all, even if they agreed to be good friends they had, in reality, only met minutes ago. So, while Sakura, Ten Ten and Temari could tell the world everything about each other they knew nothing of Hinata.
Sakura, Ten Ten, and Temari had found out that Hinata is a relative of royalty; she has a cousin who also comes to Konoha School of the Arts and a younger sister. It had taken little questioning to get it out of the girl, but the others were still striving to know more.
"My sister's name is Hanabi," Hinata said as she briefly looked up from her sketch book. She had started doodling as she answered each and every question. She had the book faced at an angle in her lap so they had no idea what or who she was drawing. "Do you guys have any siblings?"
Sakura replied for the group as she lay back onto the table. "Temari and I do, Ten doesn't." Even if she was paying attention her mind was still on that Sasuke boy and on Suna. She didn't want to be reminded of everything she lost but that damn Ino had to bring it up. She closed her eyes and sighed before sitting back up and stretching her torso.
Temari hadn't noticed the pinkette's distress and waved her hand toward the girls" You're both lucky Hina, Saku. I have to live with those two little brats!"
Sakura couldn't help but grin even in her sour mood. Temari was the only one of them to have brothers; both were younger than her and both were still at Suna. Kankuro was the middle child of the Sabaku's who had an obsession with becoming a ventriloquist. He was also one of the members of Suna's unbeatable soccer team. Gaara, the Sabaku baby, had actually had a bad reputation until he finally got beaten up by someone. He wouldn't tell anyone who it was, which was really just like him since he rarely even spoke, but it had done him good and he had had a huge change of heart. He was a member of the football team as a running back and had gone from delinquent to his grade's class president.
"You mean Gaara and Kankuro right?" Sakura asked playfully.
"Who else?" Temari replied sarcastically with a roll of her eyes.
Ten Ten smiled "They're not that bad 'Mari! Gaara's alright but Kankuro has got to lose the make-up."
"I second that!" Sakura said raising her hand.
Temari smiled ruefully. They had tried to take the make-up away when he was younger but it resulted in lots of unnecessary fights. Eventually they let him be since that was who he wanted to be.
"Tell her 'bout Sakuno," She said effectively turning the conversation away from her family.
"I have an older sister her name's Sakuno," Sakura said as Hinata looked up quickly. "We look alike but her hair is longer."
"I knew you reminded me of someone!" Hinata exclaimed as she put her sketch book down and pulled her bag onto her lap. She rummaged through it for a few seconds before pulling out an old looking sketch book. She flipped it a couple of pages then handed it to Sakura.
"Wow..." Sakura mumbled; Temari and Ten Ten looked over her shoulder curiously.
"What is-wow," Ten Ten was impressed. They all studied the portrait of Sakuno in awe. All three had known Sakura's sister for a long time and they had to say that Hinata's sketch was impressively accurate.
"This is really good," Sakura said finally giving Hinata her book back.
"Thanks," She blushed. It was rare for her to get such compliments nowadays. "But I'm not that good wait till you see Neji's art it's really brilliant!" Hinata admitted as she handed Sakura the sketch book she was just drawing in and putting the older one back in her bag.
"WOW!" All three girls gasped before them was a drawing of them sitting there and chatting.
"You my friend are the next Picasso!" Ten Ten declared.
"Am not!" Hinata was blushing even more.
"Sure," Ten Ten had a talent for sarcasm sometimes. "But until I see anything better than this I still think you're the best."
Hinata never got to reply, thankfully, as the bell rang. They each gathered all their things together.
"Hinata, what's your next class?" Sakura asked as she pulled out her schedule.
"Art."
"Art's my next class too,"
"Same here!"
All three turned to Sakura who was grinning.
"That makes four of us!"
They all walked to class happy.
The late bell rang just as the girls entered the class.
"Good luck!" Hinata said smiling as she took her seat at a table in the back right hand corner of the room. She also shared that table with popular boy Sasuke Uchiha and Goof Ball Naruto Uzumaki(also known as her crush ;D).
Among other familiar faces in the class were some people sitting at the table just ahead of Hinata's. Ino along with her little friends gave the girls a good glare as they looked them over. To the right of them sat Shikamaru and Neji who Temari recognized from her Music Theory class.
Speaking of Shikamaru he was talking about the 'crazy new girl who annoyed him in first period' also known to us as Temari.
"So, she called you pineapple head? Well she does have a point your ponytail and oval like head do make you look like a pineapple." Neji said matter-of-factly as he set up his drawing supplies.
Shikamaru glared at him. "I don't need to hear this from you too."
Jiraiya cleared his throat. He had walked in seconds after the girls but nobody seemed to notice him. As much as he would also like to just sit there and relax he knew Tsunade would have his head for such a thing. She wanted her students to actually learn.
"Good afternoon class." He put his worksheets, coffee mug and jacket down across his desk. "Now, as you can tell we have three new students." He yawned a bit but still stood in front next to the girls a huge grin on his face, his hands on his hips.
"They are Haruno Sakura, Sabaku no Temari and Ten Ten." Sakura and Ten Ten raised their hands a bit when they were mentioned, Temari only scowled. "Now girls please tell the class what you can do? Art wise of course," Jiraiya said with a suggestive smile and twitch of the eyebrow. Temari felt herself twitch.
"Sing that's all!" She hissed when Ten Ten elbowed her in the ribs.
"And play instruments." Ten Ten added. "Now, where do we sit?"
Jiraiya thought for a moment and looked over his class. He was looking at how each of the students were staring at the girls. Finally, he said for Sakura to join Hinata's table which she did quickly while Ten Ten and Temari were to join Shikamaru Nara and Neji Hyuuga.
"WHY DO I HAVE TO SIT WITH PINAPPLE HEAD AND THAT CRAZY LOOKING CHICK?!" Temari demanded when Jiraiya pointed them to their new seats. She had been looking forward to having a class with her friends, a class where they could all sit by each other and chill. But, now it looked like she was going to have to deal with her Music Theory nemesis.
Shikamaru rolled his eyes. He'd expected as much when he saw how Jiraiya had looked at them when considering where to put the girls. "See what I mean?"
Neji was taking deep breaths" Yes I do...tch...who does she think she is...callling me a girl."
"Number one: I assume by "pineapple head" you mean mister Nara. His name is Shikamaru, use it. Number two: That 'girl' is a boy and one of my top art students. His name's Neji and I repeat, use it.. Finally, those are the only seats available unless you want to share my desk which, might I add, I will not object to." Jiraiya said smiling deviously.
Temari was about to punch him when Ten Ten dragged her to their seats.
"Way to go 'Mari now we look like weirdos!" Ten Ten whispered as they sat down.
"Oh I swear I will murder that stupid, old, STUPID perverted teacher if it's the last thing I do!" The still pouting Temari declared.
Ten Ten sighed. She knew that the blonde would be set on this no matter what. There wasn't much she could do. Sighing, she remembered that she had not introduced herself to her new table-mates.
"Sorry about what Temari said Neji and Shikamaru! My name is Ten Ten." She smiled hoping that maybe she could make a good impression where Temari hadn't.
Instead of the reply she expected where they both said stuff like "Oh, no big deal," or "its fine," they both just stared at her as if she was a creepy sewer monster. She sighed before pulling out a pencil as they were instructed then she arose and got in line with Temari to go get a piece of paper.
Maybe today wasn't gonna go as smooth as they thought.
She retrieved her paper then went back to the table. Temari and Shikamaru were at the front of the class arguing over the piece of paper they both grabbed at the same time and Neji was sitting at the table already drawing.
"I had it first SO HAND IT OVER PINEAPPLE HEAD!" Temari yelled tugging at the paper that Shikamaru had.
"Geez you're really annoying you know that?" Shikamaru said bored as he pulled on the paper as well. Sure, it would be easier to just grab another piece but this chick had just about pushed all his buttons. She was gonna get it now.
"Hey, hey, calm down both of you and just get another piece!" Jiraiya said in an attempt to play peace maker.
"NO!" They both yelled the class continued watching them fight for the paper.
"Oi..." Sakura laughed it was just like Temari to fight over the stupidest things.
"Hurry up and get paper." The last person in line (who just happened to be behind her) complained.
She turned around to face them." If you want a piece of paper so bad just grab it from the side," she said madly when she noticed it was Sasuke.
"Don't mind if I do," Sasuke went around her and grabbed a piece of paper before walking back to his seat. Sakura stared after him blushing.
"Oops..." She grabbed a piece of paper too and went back to her seat.
"They sure have been arguing for a while and over a piece of paper too..."Hinata commented to the pinkette as she sat.
"Yup Temari's just like that."
"Yeah but I think that's the most I've ever seen Shikamaru exercise outside of Gym class."
Sakura suddenly turned her full attention to Hinata.
"We have Gym class here! Who's the teacher?" Sakura was getting excited.
"Oh yeah I forgot to tell you...um…well, Principal Tsunade usually teaches it." Hinata said as Sakura practically jumped up and down.
Temari and Ten Ten looked at each other it had been a while since they had seen her this happy, actually the last time they saw her this happy was when she had just learned she was going to do the huge solo performance.
"I have to find out why she's so happy." both girls thought.
"Ugh you can have this paper pineapple I don't need your germs all over my stuff!" Temari exclaimed letting the paper go and running over to Sakura and Ten Ten.
"WHA-?" was all Shikamaru said as he flew back when Temari let go of the paper.
"Ow...stupid girl..."he mumbled rubbing his head as he got up and with the paper.
"Why are you happy?" Temari and Ten Ten asked excitedly.
"Guess what we have? Gym class!" Sakura smiled.
Both of her best friends stared at her before going back to their seats they couldn't believe that was all it was.
